Driver’s License & Sleep Apnea
I was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea 2 years ago. Despite the masks and machine not working for me so far, I put the mask on every night. Now the MVA is threatening to take my license away. I was stupid enough to be honest on an address form when I moved in May, so now the MVA (DMV for most other people) knows I have sleep apnea. I can’t hit the current compliance goals on my machine. My sleep doctor, almost gleefully, told me “Yeah they are going to take your license away, it’s happened to my other patients. They want 6 month of data and all they care about is the numbers.” The time frame they are requesting data from is way before I even moved and knew my license would be in jeopardy.
I have sleep apnea because of my weight, the medicine I take for bi-polar disorder correlates with weight gain. I was 170-180 lbs before starting on that class of meds and now I’m 300 lbs. In between then i have had periods of losing 50-60 lbs gaining 30 - 40 lbs but I never gave up. Cardio helped me a lot but I have arthritis in my feet now so it’s harder to run consistently even though I’m not old. My insurance won’t cover Zepbound which is approved for Sleep Apnea/Weight loss. Now my license is being taken away because I subconsciously take off the mask at night.
I do what my doctor’s say for my mental health & sleep health, but taking care of my mental health has lead to my physical health declining. I’m being penalized for attempting to improve my sleep health, when I did that sleep study and had to buy this expensive ass CPAP machine. Does anyone have a similar experience with sleep health, the DMV trying to take their license away, or any suggestions? I usually don’t rant on here but thanks for reading.